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Haven't had the chance to try it out yet. It's in my friend's house now.

Does this method work for you?

Blu-rays I watch using "Through" (no enhancements/alterations whatsoever), television content I deinterlace from 1080i to 1080p using the Onkyo. Could really see a slight improvement over the television's (65VT50) deinterlacer. This way Blu-ray looks perfect (without any 24p-issues) and cable television as well.

There really, imho, is no need to alter anything watching Blu-ray content. Other image enhancements I let the tv handle (like IFC, which I personally really like, is on Max ).

Blu-rays I watch using "Through" (no enhancements/alterations whatsoever), television content I deinterlace from 1080i to 1080p using the Onkyo. Could really see a slight improvement over the television's (65VT50) deinterlacer. This way Blu-ray looks perfect (without any 24p-issues) and cable television as well.

There really, imho, is no need to alter anything watching Blu-ray content. Other image enhancements I let the tv handle (like IFC, which I personally really like, is on Max ).

Actually the setting you want is Direct, as this setting will not change the resolution of the original source, the Through setting does.

Per Onkyo manual:

􀁠Through:
Does not adjust picture quality (changes resolution).
􀁠Direct:
Does not adjust picture quality (does not change
resolution). The video coming from an analog input
and output by HDMI output(s) is processed in the
same way as “Through”.

Haven't had the chance to try it out yet. It's in my friend's house now.

Does this method work for you?

I don't bypass my VP as I occasionally see this drop frame. Bypassing the VP takes away the OSD which I like. Like I said since you are able to see this drop frame clearer than me, you probably would be the best judge if it works or not.

Nice! What's funny is that I just did a search on the 8801 2 days ago. Not that I don't enjoy my 3009...but I want to go balanced out. There still a little to rich for my blood though. What did you pay, if you don't mind me asking?

Nice! What's funny is that I just did a search on the 8801 2 days ago. Not that I don't enjoy my 3009...but I want to go balanced out. There still a little to rich for my blood though. What did you pay, if you don't mind me asking?

I ended up paying a little more than half retail shipped. If I hadn't gotten that price, I wouldn't have gotten and might still have the 3009.

IMHO, I'm in the camp that all well designed and executed electronics will sound more similar than different. Through HDMI, I'm not sure there is much of a difference, and if so there's no way to really distinguish without an A/B test, A/B/X test, or blind/double blind test. In the realm of analog sound, I think the Marantz is the clear winner. I'm not saying it's going to be a night and day difference, but to my ears there is a clear, albeit not necessarily huge, difference in audio quality. Rather than devolve into audiophilesque verbiage, I'll simply say that well recorded material just sounds a little more "right" to my ears. For instance, the Abbado BD's (Mahler Symphonies 1-9), specifically number 5, sounds larger and grander than on the Onkyo if that makes any sense. On less well recorded material the differences fall closer to negligible.

The analog audio quality is one reason I went with Marantz, but the larger reason was the aesthetics, connections, and control options. If aesthetics weren't an issue, a Denon of some model would probably have been sufficient since the Marantz's these days are more Denon than Marantz inside (which isn't a knock on Marantz). Overall I'm extremely happy with the unit, and while my time with the 3009 was extremely enjoyable, the glowing port hole brings me a lot of joy (along with the sounds that pass through it)

IMHO, I'm in the camp that all well designed and executed electronics will sound more similar than different. Through HDMI, I'm not sure there is much of a difference, and if so there's no way to really distinguish without an A/B test, A/B/X test, or blind/double blind test. In the realm of analog sound, I think the Marantz is the clear winner. I'm not saying it's going to be a night and day difference, but to my ears there is a clear, albeit not necessarily huge, difference in audio quality. Rather than devolve into audiophilesque verbiage, I'll simply say that well recorded material just sounds a little more "right" to my ears. For instance, the Abbado BD's (Mahler Symphonies 1-9), specifically number 5, sounds larger and grander than on the Onkyo if that makes any sense. On less well recorded material the differences fall closer to negligible.

The analog audio quality is one reason I went with Marantz, but the larger reason was the aesthetics, connections, and control options. If aesthetics weren't an issue, a Denon of some model would probably have been sufficient since the Marantz's these days are more Denon than Marantz inside (which isn't a knock on Marantz). Overall I'm extremely happy with the unit, and while my time with the 3009 was extremely enjoyable, the glowing port hole brings me a lot of joy (along with the sounds that pass through it)

Thanks for confirming what I've always thought. I'm of the same opinion as you with audio via HDMI, since both of these units have XT32 then they should sound fairly close. But there are that others post that there is a difference, which I chalk mainly to placebo. I'm with you on the aesthetics, the blu-ray player I have now a Marantz UD5007, the main reason I bought the player was its big chassis looked better in my open stand than the Sony S790 I bought before it. It does a better job of hiding the wiring. I do take advantage of the players analog section though.

"No Signal"
Hey guys I just added an Oppo BDP-103 and my AVR kept saying no signal and the HDMI light would just blink. I would switch to game mode and my PS3 worked fine. Switched back to BD/DVD input and then I had a signal from the Oppo. Sometimes it takes several tries.
If I plug my PS3 into BD/DVD input the same thing is happening, says no signal or takes a really long time to pick it up. I also can't open the OSD setup menu on the BD/DVD input.
Now the AVR is taking several seconds to display when switching between input modes.
Any ideas? Seems strange this only started right when I removed my Oppo DV-H983 and added the 103.

[quote name="Kamikaze13" url="/t/1370048/the-official-onkyo-tx-nr3009-owners-thread/810#post_24145400Any ideas? Seems strange this only started right when I removed my Oppo DV-H983 and added the 103.[/quote]

Hi Kamikaze13, you could try turning off Deep Color on both the Oppo and PS3 to see if it works better on "BD/DVD" input.

^^^^I too am having a very similar problem, only mine is when I try to switch to cable/sat, or turn on my system.

Often when I try to turn on my system I see the 3009 say "HDMI START UP", then I get the flashing HDMI light and a NO SIGNAL. Sometimes I have to turn it on and off 5-6 or more times to get it to work. Now this is only when I'm trying to turn it on under cable/sat, turning it on under BD/DVD it works fine.

When I'm watching a movie under BD/DVD and switch to cable/sat to watch T.V. I also get a NO SIGNAL. I can go to any other input and there is no problem, it's only cable/sat.

I heard that Onkyos have had HDMI board problems and wonder if this could be a sign of a bad board? Any thoughts?

I don't get the HDMI start up message, but it sounds almost identical to my problem. Mine only started when I added a component with ARC.

Onkyo support suggested to turn off deep color on the AVR by pressing cbl/sat and on/standby at the same time, two times, which made no difference for me. And they should have said while holding down cbl/sat, press on/standby two times, which seems to be the correct way. Either way you shouldn't have to bypass settings to have your receiver work properly.

Seeking Nirvana, can you open your OSD setup menu on all inputs? especially cbl/sat?
I can only open it on Game and sometimes AUX, and if I switch inputs while in setup I just can't do anything until I return to one of those inputs.

I don't get the HDMI start up message, but it sounds almost identical to my problem. Mine only started when I added a component with ARC.

Onkyo support suggested to turn off deep color on the AVR by pressing cbl/sat and on/standby at the same time, two times, which made no difference for me. And they should have said while holding down cbl/sat, press on/standby two times, which seems to be the correct way. Either way you shouldn't have to bypass settings to have your receiver work properly.

Seeking Nirvana, can you open your OSD setup menu on all inputs? especially cbl/sat?
I can only open it on Game and sometimes AUX, and if I switch inputs while in setup I just can't do anything until I return to one of those inputs.

I can pull up the OSD on all the inputs, even cable/sat. While the OSD is on I can change inputs and everything still works. Although when I have a " NO SIGNAL" (which happened today) it does not work. Something else I forgot to mention is that just as many times I get the NO SIGNAL I get MODE NOT SUPPORTED as well. When this is happening I get sound but no video.

I should contact tech support but thought I would kick it around here first. I've only had it for just over a year.